Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 270, 23 September 1914 — Page 1

EICHMOM) VOL. XXXIX. NO. 270- SWSsrRICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914. SINGLE COPY. 2 CENTS

GERMS SHELL VERDUN WITH HEAVY HOWITZERS ENTAILING BIG DAMAGE Both Berlin and Paris Claim No Decisive Actions Fought Teutons Say French Losses Enormous, and Offensive Spirit Weakening French Hold Germans Repulsed in Woevre Regions General Pau Goes to Southern France Left Wing of Allies Advances Toward Lassigny.

BY FREDERICK WERNER. International News Service Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, Sept. 23, (Via Amsterdam) r 'The situation on the front in France has undergone but slight changes," bays an official statement. "We are tnaking progress at points where we have undertaken the offensive, but there has been no important changes In the position of the opposing forces." Advices from Geneva say General Pau has gone to the south of France to form auxiliary corps for the French Armies. FRENCH SPIRiT WEAKENS. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. A wireless message received today at the German embassy from the Berlin foreign office says: "French offensive spirit weakening. French losses enormous. Their center retreating. Verdun successfully bombarded. Effect of Greman mortars again tremendous. . Paris papers show ppirit downcast. "Colonel Rousset comments in Libtrte that the strength and actual position of the German army is quite unique in the history of warfare. "English cruiser Pegasus destroyed German surveying vessel Moeve, but was attacked and sunk subsequently py German cruiser Koenigsberg." FRENCH STATEMENT. PARIS, Sept. 23. At 3:10 o'clock the war ministry issued the following statement: "1. Our left wing on the right bank Df the Oise, we have advanced in the region of Lassigny where violent conflicts have taken place. "2. The situation is unchanged on the left bank of the Oise and at the north end of the Aisne. (It is an angle formed by the Aisne ftnd the Oise that General von Kluck holds his strongest position.) "3. At the center between Rheims fend Meuse, there is no notable change. "4. In the Woevre region, to the bortheast of Verdun, and in the direction of Mouilly and Dompierre, the enemy has attempted violent attacks which have been repulsed. At the south of the Woevre region he holds the lines of Richecourt, Seicheprey, Lironville, rfom which he has not debouched. "5. On our right wing (Lorraine and the Vosges) the Germans have evacuated Noney and Arracourt and have shown a little activity in the region of poestre." On the situation in the eastern theatre of war this statement was given Out: "The capture by the Russians of the lortress of Jaraslaw, in Galicia, is announced." INJURIES CONFINE JEFFERIS TO HOME Abraham S. Jefferis is confined at the home of his son-in-law, William A. Bond, today, as the result of the accident yesterday, when he was run down by a motorcycle. Mr. Jefferis' body was badly bruised, end his head cut, but his physician floes not anticipate any complications pf any sort. HAAS ACCEPTS PLACE E. M. Haas has accepted a position Bs traveling salesman for the Richmond Casket company, giving up his position as superintendent of Morton park, the work for this year being practically completed at the new amusement grounds.

COLORED MEN ASK EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED Rev. Orlando Banks at Emancipation Service Does Not Seek Social Equality Edgar Iliff Praises Work of Germans Who Helped in Fight Against Slavery.

"We do not want social equality. U'e do not want to mix with the white race. We want equal opportunities End we want to be regarded as equal umans when we show ourselves to be ueh." This was the declaration of Rev. Drdo Hanks of Indianapolis, who, Kith Edgar Iliff, spoke before a good fcized audience of colored and prominent white persons last night. The mancipation exercises were held in he court room at the county court house. The Rev. Mr. Banks eulogized Abraham Lincoln and spoke at length bn the good deeds he performed while pe was president. "My own father had been sold as ft slave for $1,400 when he was still a kmall boy. It is that way with many Other colored people in this audience. Probably their parents were entirely Uneducated. But Mr. Lincoln gave us the chance and we are taking advantage of it as far as we can. Produce Great Men. "We have our colored schools. We kave men who are not only prominent pvith our race but with the people of the United States. Booker T. Washington and Dr. Carey probably see and sBOciate with as many white persons 3 they do colored people. "Our men have became property pwners. The have become mer-

L DEFEAT SENDS GLOOM Survivors Under Close Guard to Prevent Details of Disaster From Becoming Public Knowledge. BULLETIN BERLIN, Sept. 23, via Amsterdam Only one German submarine, the U-9 figured in the naval engagement In the North Sea yesterday in which the British cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue were sunk, according to reports received by the Admiralty. BY LAWRENCE ELSTON. International News Service Staff Cor respondent. HARWICH, England, Sept. 23 Survivors from the three British cruisers sunk in the North Sea were kept under close guard today at the Shoeley Naval hospital to prevent their giving out any information as to the naval disaster. A pathetic scene was enacted last night when the wounded and unwounded survivors numbering 110 were landed. The wounded were carried through lanes of weeping women to the Shoeley hospital. No sound was heard but the shuffling of the feet of the litter bearers and the sobs of the women. Guard Wounded Closely. When some attempted to approach the litters to peer into the face of the wounded they were gently thrust back. The women waited, but It was a grim vigil. Even after the wounded reached the hospital, their relatives were barred out. The pathos was relieved when the unwounded survivors came ashore and marched to the Great Eastern hotel, where they will rest for a short time before being detailed to other ships. They were clad in nondescript attire for the most part. Some wore only blankets. Others had to be content with burlap sacks. Thirty of the survivors were officers. They fared no better than the sailors, however, in the matter of clothing. ENGLAND SHOCKED. Naval Disaster Disappoints British Populace. LONDON, Sept. 23. The magnitude of the disaster suffered in the North Sea when the cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue, were sunk by German submarines struck home to England today when it was learned that only 511 survivors, officers and sailors, had been accounted for. The missing number is 1,754, the three ships having carried 2,100 sailors and 185 officers. The most optimistic fear that the death list will total at least 1 600. Grief over the blow suffered by Britain was somewhat lightened by a disc patch from Holland stating survivors taken here stated that two German submarines had sunk after they had (Continued on Last Page.) chants and business men, mechanics and artisans. But where they are able to reach the higher professions, there are so many obstacles agains us that many fail. "We want to feel that we are human beings. President Lincoln bestowed upon us the right to have the privileges of human beings and the citizens of the United States should permit us those rights. Ask Equal Opportunity. "We are willing to mingle with our own people. But we want equal business, educational, social, cultural opportunities in our walks. Instead of being discouraged at every step, we want to be helped in our fight to elevate the race and if we cannot have help. Indifference would be better than discouragement. "The Democratic administration at Washington has humiliated the colored civil service employes by screening them off from the other employes of the various government departments. This has never been done in the past few years and it makes the humiliation keener now than It would have formerly. "You have seen our progress in fifty years of freedom. If we had met with proper encouragement, what might it have been? What will it be in the Continued on Last Page.)

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GERMANS INSIST DOCTOR'S ATTACK WITHOUT GROUND Leaders Try to Placate Aroused Citizens, Declaring Thurston Violated Wilson's Plea for Neutrality. Alliance Declares American Flag Led Parade and No Resolutions Denouncing Allies Were Passed.

Deep resentment against the attack of Dr. J. M. Thurston on the probity and patriotism of German residents of Richmond -was expressed by German-Americans today. The allegations have stirred up the first real race feeling that the city has ever had. Prominent Germans today were busy placating the feelings of American citizens of German extraction who were loud in their denunciation of what they termed a slur at their patriotism for the United States. Intense bitterness was expressed against the charge implied, as they asserted, in the observation that persons guilty of carrying the German flag ought to be put on the firing line in the European conflict. It was pointed out that the American flag led the parade and. that the object of the gathering had absolutely nothing to do with the war of Germany and the allies. It was also emphasized that almost every German in Richmond is a naturalized citizen of the United States, and that when the Union needed men to fight for its preservation during the Civil war, the Germans were Union men, and few of them supported the southern cause. Deny Allegations. References in the Thurston communication to the morality of the German people and the need of the German Alliance to reform houses of ill fame caused tremendous opposition. Conservative German leaders made it their object today to minimize the effect of this allegation, and to urge that the citizenship of Richmond knew full well that the charge was unfounded in fact. They pointed out to German men and women whose feelings had been aroused, that the conservative citizens of Richmond would not entertain seriously the accusation, and that it would be in accord with German ideals to ignore with complacency the insult. They also told the German citizenship that the great leaders of the American people have ofter said the Germans were the best immigrants and that the charge of being "undesirable citizens" was perhaps made in the heat of passion and without judicious consideration of the true facts. Charge Neutrality Violation. The south side last night was all agog over the Thurston letter. It was argued that tne letter violated the spirit of President Wilson's neutrality communication and might be prolific of stirring up bad feeling in Richmond. Prominent Germans said they had not issued statements denouncing the allies, but had been satisfied to accept what the press offered them as to the progress of the war and said they believed it uncalled for to denounce them for the racial love which dwelt in their breasts. It was said if the Germans had passed resolutions denouncing the allies, or had made a demonstration with the German flag, the Thurston communication might have had some justification. Inasmuch as this had not been done, it was held there was no provocation for the letter. There were scores of gatherings in the south side last night where the Thurston letter was the topic of discussion. Leaders of the German citizenship today said they would not take public action against the Thurston attack, preferring to abide by President Wilson's request of the American people that they refrain from doing anything that would violate even in spirit the neutral attitude which the antion should take in the great conflict. VOCATIONAL WORK FOR NIGHT-SCHOOL Giles and Pickell Propose to Offer Courses Filling Community Need. The night school will not be opened until after the visit of Professor Book of the state department of vocational training. Professor Book is expected to come to Richmond the last of this week for a conference with members of the school board. The vocational classes in the night school are state aided, the state furnishing part of the funds necessary to pay the teaching corps. By virtue of this authority the state department outlines the work to be carried out in the vocational classes. Superintendent Giles and Principal Pickell feel that the work can be made more efficient if it is made to conform to the requirements of the community and the pupils taking up the work. For this reason they desire to make some changes. They will wait until the coming of Professor Book that they may definitely learn how far they will be allowed to vary the night school courses from those set forth in the state requirements. TO START REFORM Active work for the reformation of Richmond saloons will begin Sunday, Oct. 4, according to announcements of the German Alliance. Plans will be made tonight when the executive meeting which had charge of the demonstration at Beallvlew park Sunday meets to complete the business connected with the assemblage.

ILIFF RESIGNS FROM ACTIVITY IN W. R. 1. A.

Chairman of Committee on Dump Surprises Executive Board With Resignation From Association. The resignation of Edgar Iliff was presented to the executive board of the West Side Improvement association last night by N. C. Heironimus, president. He had been the most active advo-. cate for the transformation of the Randolph street dump into a park site, and because of his interest in this project had been appointed chairman of the association's committee on public buildings and grounds at the annual election of officers last week. Mr. Iliff, in giving his reasons for resigning from the club, said the work he would be expected to do would take too much time away from his business, and that he was also contemplating an extended trip with his family. Association members who attended i the meeting last night were much surprised over Mr. Iliff resiging from the association instead of resigning his chairmanship of the public buildings and grounds committee. Report Disappointment. A report was circulated in West Richmond today that Mr. Iliff's action might have been prompted because of his disappointment in not being elected president of the association last week, because he was known to have been a receptive candidate for that office. J. W. Rethmeyer was appointed to succeed Mr. Iliff as chairman of the association's most important committess, which will have charge of pushing the park project. Active workers in the association, it was learend today, have informally decided to recommend the abandonment of the campaign to have the dump and contingent property transformed into a city park and to advise a comprehensive campaign to influence the school board to take over the property for playground purposes. As the school city's tax levy for next year has already been made many of the association leaders favor a plan calling for the keeping alive of the project until next fall and then bring every influence possible to bear on the school board to provide a special levy for 1916 to purchase the land for playgrounds. Ask for Playgrounds. With a playgrounds instead of a city park on the Randolph street site these men believe the needs of the community would be .much, better served and the property kept In much better condition. The following committee for the ensuing year were named last night, the first mentioned being the chairman: Public Service C. O. Williams, E. E. Leiter, J. E. Smelser and Murray Kenworthy. Civic Beauty E. G. McMahan, Anton Coates and E. P.' Trueblood. Industries Thomas Elleman, E. B. Grosvenor and George Guyer. Buildings and Grounds J. W. Rethmeyer, C. O. Williams, T. C. Hubbard, John Fosler, P. L. Waidele, A. M. Gardner, N. C. Heironimus, Richard Sedgwick, Li. P. Peacock, Paul Haseltine and Charles Moore. ART GALLERY OPENS WITH LARGE CROWD Attendance Pleases Association Officers Exhibiting Beautiful Canvasses. Attendance at the opening of the exhibition of the Richmond Art association was satisfactory to officials of the association. Despite the unfavorable weather over one hundred persons visited the gallery last night. A pleasing musical program was given by the high school orchestra and light refreshments were served by several of the high school girls under the supervision of Mrs. Howard Dill, chairman of the social committee of the Art association. "The Promenade," a bewitching study in color, by Lillian Genth, attracted a great deal of attention from those who came to view the paintings. Mrs. M. P. Johnston, who collected the canvasses for the exhibition, considers this to be one of the finest paintings ever brought to this city. Another painting that attracted attention is called "The Hill Road," by W. Elmer Schofield, a famous painter whose work has not been seen before in Richmond. He ranks with Gardner Simmonds as a realist. The exhibition will be open to the public each afternoon, including Sunday, and on Tuesday and Friday nights until October 14. The Weather FOR INDIANA Fair tonight and Thursday, except unsettled tonight in extreme south portion. TEMPERATURE. Noon . 67 Yesterday. Maximum 86 Minimum 63 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. Some cloudiness, but mostly fair tonight and Thursday, continued cool. GENERAL. CONDITIONS The ; storm which caused the rain of the ' past twelve hours is passing toward I the Atlantic ocean. A cool wave now covers the entire United States north ; of the thirty-fifth parallel. Killing frosts occurred yesterday In South Dakota. .-.. -- . .

CHARGE SUICIDE WORKED BOSTON STORE'S BOOKS Officers of Hasemeier Company File Suit Against Louise Bentlage Estate for $9,374.30 Alleged Shortage. Assert Note of Bookkeeper on Day of Tragedy Told of Falsified Accounts for Six Years. Alleging a shortage of $9,374.30 covering the last six years on the books of the company as kept by Louise F. Bentlage, bookkeeper, who committed suicide on Aug. 12th, the H. C. Hasemeier company, proprietors of the Boston Store, today filed claim in that sum against the estate of Miss Bentlage. On the day she committed suicide, according to an officer of the company a letter was received from Miss Bentlage in which she stated she had falsified the books for some years past. An expert accountant was immediately put to work on the books of the company who besides finding the books falsified, also discovered the alleged shortage during the past six years, the time allowed under the statute of limitations for recovery. Hasemeier Silent. Mr. H. C. Hasemeier, president of the company, asked to be excused from discussing the matter, stating that it was a most sad and unfortunate affair to him, and at this time he desired to make no statement other than such as might be made by the attorneys of the company. Mr. Hasemeier stated however, that the Boston Store would not be embarrassed in any way and that the business would continue without any interruption whatever, and that the company has been receiving and is now receiving larger and more complete fall stocks than carried any time in the past. Gardner, Jessup and White and G. H. Hoelscher, attorneys for the company, stated today that immediately following her death and the receipt by Mr. Hasemeier of a letter from Miss Bentlage, an expert accountant was employed to examine the books of the company. These had been kept exclusively for some twenty years past by Miss Bentlage, and upon the final report under oath of the accountant the claim filed is for the amount shown upon such investigation. Tell of Letter. The attorneys state that the decedent had undoubtedly carried on her system of bookkeeping to such an extent -that--the shortage could no longer be concealed, and, finally, in Order to relieve her mind she wrote a letter to one of the officers of the company which was received on the day of her death, in which she stated that she had falsified the books of the store for some years past. In this letter, however, she makes no statement as to any shortage. This letter came as a great shock to her employers, the H. C. Hasemeier company and the stockholders immediately by assessment, made contribution to an amount that the capital and surplus of the company should be and remain intact. The attorneys speaking further for the stockholders state that while of course they regret extremely the financial loss, the keenest regret and bitterest disappointment is the fact that Miss Bentlage in whom they had always reposed their unrestricted and most implicit confidence and whom they so much respected, had violated that confidence. The attorneys stated that the claim was filed for the amount of shortage for the past six years only, the statute of limitations barring any claim beyond such six years and they refused to make any statement regarding any further term.

HARVEST OF CORN DECREASES PRICES Reduction of Five Cents Is Noted as New Crop Comes In. Farmers in many parts of Wayne county are beginning to make preparations for corn harvest. Many have already begun to cut up the fodder, where the corn is to be shocked. Others are topping the corn and storing the tops thus harvested for winter feed, while the ears are allowed to remain on the standing stub until fully matured. Many fields are ripening unevenly this season due to the spring drouth, which caused the seed to germinate unevenly, and some of the plants started growth much earlier than oth-1 ers. The quality of the grain is good j this fall, in most cases. The early fall rains gave the crop full opportunity to fill well, and the ears are of good size and shape. The pressure of the new corn has shown its effect on the local grain market this week, resulting in a drop of five cents per bushel in the price. VIRGINIA JOINS DRY TERRITORY RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 23. Statewide prohibition won in Virginia yesterday by a majority of from $35,000 to $40,000 carrying all but four cities and sixteen counties according to late returns today. The four cities opposing prohibition were Richmond, Norfolk, Alexandria and Williamsburg. The total vote was about 150.000. With Virginia added to the list of dry states by the decision of the voters in yesterday's election, the number of commonwealths entirely under prohibition in the United States was increased to ten, v ,

AfJCIL RATLIFF fJAKlED EFFICIENCY SECRETARY BY FRIENDS GATHERING ...""-"."' '. Herschel Folger Presents Work of Southland Ce!!ege Edward BeHis Shows Material Improvement of ' Colored People in Arkansas County George Hartley Reports on Mission Work Among Indians Annual f.leserisl Service Held Bishop Oldham to Speak Friday.

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GETS GARDEN AWARDJDF $5 South End Boy Gives Most Attention to Plot While Wessler Children Receive Award on Productivity. Mrs. H. L. Monarch's Report Shows Youthful Gardeners Raised Over $25 Worth of Produce on Small Lots. Prize winners in the school garden contest were announced today by Mrs. H. L. Monarch, originator of the project. Kenneth Murphy, 258 South West Second street, is winner of the $5 prize for the garden receiving the most attention. He is 13 year old, and a student in the Joseph Moore school. The boy expects to assist materially in supply the family larder this winter from the products of his garden. He gained the early recognition of the committee last spring when he spaded up his entire lot. In his garden are beans, butterbeans, cucumbers, watermelons, cabbage, tomatoes, sweet corn, popcorn, sweet potatoes, peppers mangoes and muskmelons. The estimated value of the produce in the plot is about $25. The $5 offered for the most productive garden was awarded to Rudolph and Henry Wessler, South Fifth and I streets. These boys, with their mother, have worked hard all summer to make their garden pay. The plot has always been carefully cultivated, and the plants thrifty and bearing an abundance of produce. Mrs. Elizabeth Wessler, mother of the boys, has worked in the garden and has been of great assistance to Mrs. Monarch in overseeing the work in other plots. Yields Much Produce. In their garden they have beans, tomatoes, turnips, watermelons, pumpkins, field corn, sweet corn, cabbage, mangoes, sweet potatoes, celery and cucumbers. They have already used from the lot four and a half bushels of beans, one-half bushel of tomatoes, three dozen ears of sweet corn, three dozen mangoes and two hundred cucumbers for pickles. It is estimated that there is about $30 worth of produce still in the garden. These prizes were offered by The Palladium, and were awarded by Mrs. Monarch and A. D. Cobb after an inspection of the gardens Monday. Mrs. Monarch has submitted the following report relative to the garden project: "Throughout the garden work the encouragement and co-operation of The Palladium staff has been a power in its successful promotion. The awards of recognition for the best work and results were made Monday when the gardens were visited by myself and A. D. Cobb. "Prizes were awarded Kenneth Murphy, 258 South West Second street, for (Continued on Page Three.)

(MEXICANS HATE HUERTA SAYS FRIENDS TEACHER Solomon Tice, Attached to Quaker School at Victoria, Believes Carranza Able Leader and Villa Unfit for Executive Job Denies Property Outrages by Rebels.

"The majority of Mexicans thought Huerta was an assassin," said Solomon Tice of Victoria, Mexico, an Indianian formerly resident in Henry county, who is attending Indiana yearly meeting, and who, under the auspices of the American Friends board of foreign missions, conducts a school In Victoria, as one of a corps of seven instructors. Mr. Tice, with his wife, left Victoria on the eighth of last December, traveling for twelve days in wagons to Matamoras where the party remained until January, coming to the United States at that time on account of the advice of President Wilson to all Americans to leave that country. President Farsiflhted. "That advice was not popular with Americans in Mexico," said Mr. Tice, "but the president's policy of 'watchful waiting' was popular, and intervention meant a general uprising against all American residents, permanently or temporarily in Mexico. "Victoria is 150 miles northwest of Tampico and 300 miles southwest of Brownsville, and was held by the Federals," continued Mr. Tice. "The rebels or Constitutionalists as they prefer to be called attacked the town on November 16, and after two days' fighting the Federals were defeated and the rebels took the town.

"3. E. Nicholson ha " announce ment to make that will take but moment," said President Robert 1 Kelly this morning at the business session of Indiana Yearly Meeting over which he presides as clerk. "Most of you saw by the morning papers." said Mr. Nicholson who la secretary of the National Anti-Saloon League, "that old Virginia voted dry yesterday by 25,000 majority." And the first applause of the staid body of this religious denomination was given to the statement. Mr. Nicholson quoted the Cincinnati Enquirer, which he characterized as a "wet" paper, as saying that but tour towns in that state sent In minorities, namelv. Richmond. Danville. Alex-

J andria and Norfolk, and referred, w ltn i some jocularity.- to the fact that Rich mond had announced itseii as opposed to the new policy. "A certain fatality seems to attach to the name of Richmond," said Dr. Kelley admist much laughter. Folger Makes Hit. In secular parlance there were two hits made at this morning's session, the above incident and the speech of Herschel Folger, the principal of Southland college, a negro institution under the direction of Indiana Yearly Meeting, whose annual report was under consideration. Mr. Folger was called on after the report was made and protested that he had not expected to make any rerostrks. "I have been asked," he said, "If we appreciated all the barrels and boxes sent to Southland college from various points in the north. "We certainly do. "Still I should like to ask who WHO was responsible for sending to that land of kinks, where everybody is trying to straighten out his hair, a curling iron?" Prolonged laughter greeted this question. "They didn't know what to do with it bo they gave it to me, humorously declared Mr. Folger, who is possessed of a generous supply of blond curly hair. Report of Interest. "Don't send hats and other things you would be ashamed to wear yourselves," added Mr. Folger, whose speech on the needs of the Institution met with the hearty approval of his hearers. The formal report of the college was attended with much interest. Edward Bellis of this city, chairman of the committee, speaking, interestingly of the conditions in the institution and of its needs and accomplishments. The report showed that in 1904 there were 155 pupils and six teachers. In 1914 400 pupils and ten teachers. In 1914 the student body paid in fees $6,116. a little over 50 per cent, of the operating expenses for the year, the total expenditures being $1148.53. Mr. Bellis stated that if S1.SM yearly appropriation were made by Indiana Yearly Meeting, that the committee would be spared the embarrassment of taking up public subscriptions and his recommendation that this be done was acted upon favorably and referred to the finance committee for such action. Save Their Money. Mr. Bellis stated that whereas the negroes in the county in Arkansas in which the college was situated formerly were mostly in debt to the banks, that the banks now carried $2,000,000 in deposits from the colored peopfa of that immediate section, a leading banker stating that this condition had largely been brought about through the influence of the college. "The colored people of this country, 10.000,000 in number." said Mr. Bellis. "now own more real estate and per(Continued on Page Three.)

From the fact that they fought only with rifles no damage was done to the town, but our school activities were interrupted because many families sent for their children who were boarding at the school and who were thought to be in danger." Believe in Carranza. That the majority of the Mexican people believe in Carranza is the further statement of Mr. Tice. "Carranza began his revolution a year ago last March with 200 followers and one machine gun," said Mr. Tice, "and ended with the support of the whole northern and part of southern Mexico. Villa is only a factor in the developments that have led up to the present situation, and is not a presidential possibility. His picturesqueness has been created for him largely in America, and is not much an actuality. He gave Carranza valuable assistance. But as a presidential potentiality be does not count. "Interest centers entirely at present in the convention of military leaders to be held the first of October .for the selection of a provisional president who will maintain a government and declare an election. The provisional i Continued on Page Three) ' - - j